My New Catamaran’s First Sail Shocked Me
After months of waiting, my new catamaran finally leaves the dock for her first sail and sea trial!
We start the day getting off the dock and heading out for the yacht’s first real test on the water. Before putting her fully through her paces, we sail over to the lee of an island to test the anchor, lower the Highfield dinghy, and take it for a quick run.
Of course, it wouldn’t be a Sailing Doodles sea trial without a little chaos — Cougar decides to jump off the dinghy into the water, and I have to turn around to rescue him.
Then it’s time for the big moment: we pull up the anchor, roll out the sails, and see how this new production catamaran actually performs. I was honestly really happy with the results. We managed 6.8 knots of boat speed in 11.7 knots of wind, which is about half wind speed — pretty impressive for a production cruising catamaran.
This was the first real sail on my new yacht, and I think a lot of people will be surprised by how well she performs.
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After months of waiting, my new catamaran finally leaves the dock for her first sail and sea trial!
We start the day getting off the dock and heading out for the yacht’s first real test on the water. Before putting her fully through her paces, we sail over to the lee of an island to test the anchor, lower the Highfield dinghy, and take it for a quick run.
Of course, it wouldn’t be a Sailing Doodles sea trial without a little chaos — Cougar decides to jump off the dinghy into the water, and I have to turn around to rescue him.
Then it’s time for the big moment: we pull up the anchor, roll out the sails, and see how this new production catamaran actually performs. I was honestly really happy with the results. We managed 6.8 knots of boat speed in 11.7 knots of wind, which is about half wind speed — pretty impressive for a production cruising catamaran.
This was the first real sail on my new yacht, and I think a lot of people will be surprised by how well she performs.
Thanks for watching Sailing Doodles! Don’t forget to subscribe and follow along as we continue testing, sailing, and outfitting the new boat.
Download the Sailing Doodles Crew App on iOS and come join the Crew!
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sailing-doodles-crew/id6760212361
join our Patreon
http://www.patreon.com/sailingdoodles
or become a channel member
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Donate Via Paypal to help
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Our partners:
Want more info in the Island Spirit 525e? Be sure to say you saw it on Sailing Doodles. https://inspiredyachting.com/sailing-doodles-and-inspired-yachting-island-spirit-525e-referral/
Precision Sails:
Highfield Boats:
Here is the link for 5% off Total Boat:
https://www.totalboat.com/?sca_ref=7873710.M07fS3H4Xu
🎵 Copyrighted music licensed from Lickd. https://lickd.co
Comedown (Remastered 2014) by Bush, https://t.lickd.co/l/59nzg4XgrXm
🎵 Copyrighted music licensed from Lickd. https://lickd.co
Love Me Again by John Newman, https://t.lickd.co/l/vQJ90dqvGEr
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